01 March 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. Survey research is one of the key methods in

Correct Answer: (3) Sociology

12. Methods of social research are directly linked to different visions of

Correct Answer: (1) Social reality

13. Grand theories of social sciences operate at a

Correct Answer: (4) Higher level of abstraction

14. Which of the following are considered major types of qualitative research questions?

A. Non-purposive
B. Causes and consequences
C. Predictive
D. Evaluative
E. Descriptive

Correct Answer: (4) B, C, D and E only

15. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Time and cost are not relevant in determining the sample size.
Statement II: Unit non-response and item non-response do not matter in deciding the sampling error.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

16. The science of studying the feedback systems in humans, animals and machines is described as

Correct Answer: (4) Cybernetics

17. De Saussure labelled language as a

Correct Answer: (2) Profusion of signs

18. Which of the following are the criteria for public service communication?

A. Personal bias
B. Ideological slant
C. Accuracy
D. Comprehensiveness
E. Separation of opinion and facts

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) C, D, E Only

19. According to some experts like Marshal McLuhan, the following are considered hot media:

A. Telephone
B. Television
C. Radio
D. Cinema
E. Print

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) C, D, E Only

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Internet itself is a network and also a model for Cyberspace relations.
Statement II: Global interactive technologies, aided by the Internet, heralded the arrival of the 'second media age' by the end of the twentieth century.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.